...MUCH COOLER IN THE CASCADES WITH SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THISWEEKEND...

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE CASCADES THIS MORNING...ANDWILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES TODAY VERSUS THE PASTSEVERAL DAYS. PRECIPITATION IS STARTING AS RAIN EARLY THIS MORNINGON THE CASCADE PASSES...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOWPASS LEVEL AND AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BY MID MORNING. THREE TO SIXINCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING AS SNOW SHOWERSPERSIST IN THE CASCADES.

MORE COOL WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE ON THE WAY...AND SNOW LEVELS WILLLIKELY REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE CASCADE PASSES THROUGH THEWEEKEND. WHILE NONE OF THESE SYSTEMS APPEAR PARTICULARLY STRONG...THE POTENTIAL WILL REMAIN FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AT TIMES FOR THENEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTEDWEDNESDAY...WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW LATERFRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

TRAVELERS PLANNING TO DRIVE ACROSS THE CASCADES SHOULD CARRYCHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECAST BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE ATWWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND.

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